Amy’s Reflections

 I recently read a post by George Couros who I write about frequently here, where he deemed this the year of the learner. Specifically, I believe he meant the year of the adult learner. Nearly a year ago, I completed my dissertation and oddly enough since finishing my edits, I have not touched it or even read it through again. I feel like I wrote it a million years ago after all that has happened in education this past year. The goal of my research study was to focus on adult learners and what professional development best meets their needs. Specifically, I focused on high school math and science teachers through a case study approach. I actually loved doing my research and even found that I loved writing my dissertation which is probably why I now write these monthly blogs to continue exploring my own evolution in thinking about education and how to best serve educators as an assistant principal.       I have a strong belief that instructional leadership is at ...

       August flew by and we are already 7 days into September.... not quite sure how that happened! I had a big birthday in August... you know one of those decade birthdays where typically I find myself reflecting on where I am and where I want to go. This one happened so fast that I didn't have time do any reflecting, I even felt guilty for the few hours I took away to be with my family on the actual day of my birthday. The post I wrote on facebook and instagram to thank people for their birthday messages was "thank you to everyone who reached out today to wish me a Happy Birthday. I am thankful for every one of you. Truthfully, I haven't had much (if any) time to think about this upcoming decade but I am excited for whatever adventures are in store....this last one will be hard to beat but I know this next one will be the best one yet. Tomorrow starts a new school year...a different kind of school year, one that I believe will test us all whether student, parent, ...